---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001744489-23-000221"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DIS"
cik: "0001744489"
company_name: "Walt Disney Co"
filed_at: "2023-11-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T20:22:00.740304+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Disney elects Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman and ex-Sky CEO Jeremy Darroch to board

## Summary
- Darroch appointment effective Jan 9, 2024; Gorman effective Feb 5, 2024.
- Board size temporarily increases to 13; will revert to 12 at 2024 annual meeting.
- Francis deSouza will not stand for reelection at the 2024 annual meeting.
- Gorman and Darroch will receive standard non-employee director compensation.
- Both new directors join succession planning and audit committees respectively.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001744489-23-000221
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DIS
- cik: 0001744489
- company_name: Walt Disney Co
- filed_at: 2023-11-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1744489/000174448923000221/0001744489-23-000221-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1744489/000174448923000221/dis-20231129.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001744489-23-000221
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001744489-23-000221.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001744489-23-000221.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  James P. Gorman was elected as director at Walt Disney Co.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: director
  source text: James P. Gorman, effective as of February 5, 2024
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1744489/000174448923000221/0001744489-23-000221-index.htm
- Executive change
  Francis A. deSouza departed as director at Walt Disney Co.
  - Action: will not stand for reelection
  - Role: director
  source text: Francis A. deSouza, a director on the Board, informed the Company that he will not stand for reelection
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1744489/000174448923000221/0001744489-23-000221-index.htm
- Executive change
  D. Jeremy Darroch was elected as director at Walt Disney Co.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: director
  source text: elected D. Jeremy Darroch, effective as of January 9, 2024
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1744489/000174448923000221/0001744489-23-000221-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.